Golani Commando

A Memoir of Special Operations in the Israeli Defense Forces
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4766-8528-1
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Elon Perry joined the Israel Defense Forces as a teenager in 1975—one of many young Israelis who reluctantly entered military service in an adult war—and was enrolled in an elite commando unit of the decorated Golani Brigade. Covering 28 years of compulsory reserve duty through the 1976 Operation Entebbe, the 1982 Lebanon War, antiterrorism operations and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his frank, reflective memoir describes the grueling Golani training regime—described by many as "Mission Impossible"—and contrasts the exhilaration of high-risk operations in enemy territory with a disdain for war, its moral dilemmas and its victories.

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Elon Perry is a former commando soldier of the elite Golani Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces, in which he served for 28 years. He was a journalist for 25 years on Israel's national media, and during this time he covered the country's wars and terrorist attacks. Since 2010, he has been lecturing around the UK and the USA about the 100 years of terror in the Middle East, with an emphasis on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He lives in London.